Myers:U.S. Controls Terror Camp In Iraq

Washington Post ^ | March 30, 2003 | Matt Kelley, AP

[Lady In Blue]

American forces are searching a terrorist compound in northeastern Iraq that was probably the site where militants made a biological toxin, traces of which were later found by police in London, the Pentagon's top general said Sunday.

U.S. and British forces now control the compound, which belongs to the group Ansar al-Islam, said Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, describing it as a site "where Ansar al-Islam and al-Qaida had been working on poisons."

[Lady In Blue]

I searched but I didn't see this posted.

[Lady In Blue]

Terrorists made biological toxin at this camp.

[DTA]

More precisely, Kurdish terrorists made biological toxin at this camp.

This adds another flavor into Perle's "Just add water" mix.

[Mr. Mulliner]

I searched but I didn't see this posted.

It may be because I don't think we're supposed to be posting from the Washington Post according to that law suit from a couple of years ago. Anyway, wouldn't it be possible to post the whole article instead of an excerpt for the sake of those not registered to read the Washington Post?

[bart99]

I don't think this matters much..... I mean, we ARE going to find WMDs in the Baghdad area..... and that's what Blix couldn't find and our "excuse" for going in there.

Of course, the poison stuff was known while the UN was deliberating. Blix could have flown up there at any time. *s* the dolt!!

[deport]

It is permissible to post excerpted articles from the Washington Post.....

http://www.freerepublic.com/ .. check about 2/3rds down the page....

[Mr. Mulliner]

OK, glad that is cleared up.

I had a second look and realized it was a simple thing so went ahead and signed in at the WP.

[WOSG]

Wrong. Al Ansar brigades were Arab.

[thatdewd]

BTTT.

[nickcarraway]

Does Hans Blix have an excuse ready for this one?

[xm177e2]

No, I think the Al-Ansar group was at least in part Kurdish. What is important is that they were Islamists (like al-Qaida) and not Ba'athists or Kurdish partisans.

[blam]

"Al Ansar brigades were Arab."

Those that survived the attack, slipped into Iran, I've read.

[blackie]

We're smoking the terrorists out and killing 'em!

Let's Roll!

[DTA]

See this:

HALABJA, Iraq - U.S. specialists have discovered evidence that a Kurdish Islamic militant group that the Bush administration has linked to al-Qaida . was concocting chemical weapons in the mountains of northeastern Iraq, a U.S. military commander said Tuesday

Nuf said. Some of al ansar are "afgan arabs" but not all of them. Saga continues.